Luke Evans Soars In “The Crow,” He-Man’s Makeover, and Does the World Still Need GLAAD?

Luke Evans is a busy man. Not only is he set to play Dracula, he’s now been tapped as the lead in The Crow. The production pushed the start date to secure Evans to play the role originated by Brandon Lee. Maybe with the extra time, he can get around to clearing something up.

In the UK, Deputy Speaker Nigel Evanshas reportedly been arrested on one count of rape and one count of sexual assault. Evans was once a critic of GLBT rights, but in recent years has come out himself and been an advocate.

Harvard professor Niall Fergusonhas apologized for saying that Keynesian economics is flawed because John Maynard Keynes was a homosexual who didn’t have children and was therefore incapable of looking to the future.

Zachary Quinto tells Jonathan Ross that coming out hasn’t affected his work, in fact, he’s working more than ever. “I haven’t stopped working, I’ve only worked more since I came out. I just felt like it was a convergence for me where I was in a position, and am in a position, for young people to look at the experience that I’ve had, to look at the opportunities that have been presented to me and to recognise in themselves that there is no limitation and that we live in a time where the tide is changing. For me I felt like it was the right time and the right way.”

Iron Man 3 is set to win the weekend box office with a $17 million opening in the U.S. after a $68.5 million Friday. Pain & Gain will take second place with $7.4 million, one of the largest gaps I can recall.

Corey Johnson, former contributor to Towleroad, is running for New York City Council, and today came out as HIV+ in a story for the New York Times. The news, which rocked his predecessor Thomas Duane’s political world decades ago, has been met with largely a shrug as it pertains to the race.

Cardinal Keith O’Brienhas been forbidden from retiring in Scotland as planned, and admits he failed the Church’s teachings on sexuality. Thankfully, Catholicism has an easy way out for the man who demonized gays while pressing himself on junior clergy. ” If Christianity is about anything at all, it’s about forgiveness. That’s what I have to do as a cardinal priest – just forgive the wrongdoer and help them go back on to the right path again.”

We have to hope that Happy Endings gets saved by USA, because it sounds like the plan for the next season brings Max out of the shadows and back into the spotlight, including possibly revisiting his romance with James Wolk.

Has GLAAD won the culture war only to see the reason for its existence disappear?

The Iowa Supreme Court, still under pressure over the vote to extend marriage equality, has ruled that both parents names must appear on the birth certificate in same sex couples, giving both legal rights to the children of the union.

Considering Despicable Me 2 comes out in July, it was unnerving to see that Al Pacino exited the role of the main villain due to creative differences, but producers have lined upBenjamin Bratt for the voice role.

The Boy Scouts of America are to vacate their downtown Philadelphia headquarter that they’ve used rent free for 85 years. The city has been locked in a legal battle to evict them over their anti-gay discrimination for years, without much success. The city will pay the Scouts over $800,000 in fees for improvements to the building, with offices shutting down by June 30, and the retail store closing in October.

The Advocate will be refocusing on their digital properties, and editor Matthew Greenwill joinOut’s contract operation in New York to oversee the print edition, while existing staffers will remain on the payroll for now.

In Louisiana, teen activist (and TheBacklot reader) Zack Kopplinhas again lost his bid to have the teaching of creationism in science classes outlawed, but he did pick up one additional vote this year. Maybe next year science classes can focus on facts instead of storytelling. Zack, please keep fighting the good fight.

Rhode Island’s Bishop Thomas Tobindoesn’t want Catholics to attend the newly legal gay weddings in the state. “Because ‘same-sex marriages’ are clearly contrary to God’s plan for the human family, and therefore objectively sinful, Catholics should examine their consciences very carefully before deciding whether or not to endorse same-sex relationships or attend same-sex ceremonies, realizing that to do so might harm their relationship with God and cause significant scandal to others.”

Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardsonis up for sexiest male actor at the British Soap Awards, and he wants to win it for us. “I love Danny [Mac] to bits. He’s better looking than me. But I’ve got good cheekbones and an all-right face. I’m doing it for all the people who hate going to the gym and love eating crisps, burgers and kebabs, and also for gay people.”